Aviation At War - B17 Fortress Of The Sky In World War II DVD

Advantages: Clever story.plot and cleverly filmed
Disadvantages: Not particularily well acted and a bit strange to say the least

...This is a strange film in my opinion, it comes out well presented and has some good cast members, The story is also quite innovative and provides enough intrigue to keep you going to the end of the film. The film though is a bit stretched and doesn't really seem to Stick together too well. It's basically about an almost reluctant hero that flies around in what i can only describe as a world war 2 antique and yet by the end of the film you get to witness huge Robots hellbent on destruction and a flying fortress that is home to one miss Jolie. There seems to be a lack of consistency throughout as to the abilities of some of the objects such as the plane etc and the acting is very dull and predictable in places, verging onto tedious. The film is watchable but there are much better films around. Unless you are a big fan of slightly odd... Read review

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Advantages: PG one for all the family
Disadvantages: no sequel

...Unabashedly sentimental, this war film was produced by David Putnam in partnership with Catherine Wyler, whose father William Wyler directed an acclaimed documentary about the real-life events depicted in the film. The ensemble cast is composed of ten young actors portraying the crew of the World War II B-17 bomber "Memphis Belle," anticipating their 25th and last mission before they will be able to go home. Having won fame with their exemplary war record and amazing lack of casualties, they expect their final assignment to be a cakewalk, but instead they are ordered to bomb Bremen, a heavily defended German city that will mean almost certain loss of life. Led by their experienced captain, Dennis Dearborn (Matthew Modine), the crew shoulders its responsibility despite mounting fears, while their commanding officer (David Strathairn... Read review

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Advantages: A pure adventure movie, beautiful CGI
Disadvantages: Slight storyline

...look suitably nightmarish. Conrans love of films and nostalgia shows up often in little touches and in jokes that keep cropping up. The report in the Japanese newspaper has a photo of Godzilla fighting Totenkopfs robots, the sound of the rays emanating from the giant robots as they attack New York’s generators is (I am sure) that of the Martian ray guns fro the War of The Worlds (1953), the ray gun Dex Dearborn (Giovanni Ribisi) creates is very similar to Buck Rogers from the old serial and a large cyclopean robot in the warehouse is from Miyasaki’s animated steampunk like ‘Laputo’ (Castle in the Sky as it is now known). I’m sure there were many others that I missed or just didn’t know! More than that though there is a childhood reminiscing feel to Sky Captain. That awe and wonder that hits you all the time when you are a kid. When you... Read review

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